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☆ Red Lobster brought seafood to the masses. Now it’s on the verge of bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

While it was a delicious deal for customers, it was terrible for the company: Red Lobster lost $3.3 million in seven weeks. The deal was once again too popular, and Red Lobster was unprepared for its customers’ insatiable lust for discounted shellfish. Red Lobster is now reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy protection to restructure its debt and shed some of its 650 US locations. Red Lobster stallsBut Red Lobster fell behind its sister brand Olive Garden under Darden. In 2021 and 2022, Red Lobster brought on a new CEO, chief marketing officer, chief financial officer and chief information officer.

Persons: Lobster, “, ”, John Gordon, Michael Nagle, Alex Susskind, General Mills, Bill Darden, Charley Woodsby, Darden, ” Woodsby, Jonathan Maze, Betty Crocker, Red, Glen Martin, Mills, ” Joe Lee, Olive, Red Lobster’s, “ Darden, ” Les Foreman, Justin Sullivan, they’ve, Les Foreman, Thiraphong Chansiri, ” “, ” Chansiri Organizations: New, New York CNN, Lobster, Thai Union, Bloomberg, Getty, Red Lobster, CNN, Cornell University, Baby Boomers, General, Howard, Restaurant Business, Darden, Denver Post, Harvard Business School, Longhorn, Darden Restaurants, Gate, ‘, Thai, “, ” Thai Locations: New York, United States, Bangkok, Thai, underinvestment, Lakeland , Florida, Orlando, America, Olive, Sale, Thai Union, Thailand

☆ Apple's record $110 billion stock buyback is bigger than Boeing, Airbnb, and Chipotle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple just launched a $110 billion stock buyback program, the biggest in history. Apple's new stock buyback program is more than the value of Boeing, Airbnb, and Chipotle. AdvertisementApple just launched a $110 billion stock buyback, the biggest in stock market history. Since then, the company's stock buyback programs have reduced its total share count to 15.44 billion, and at current prices, this stock buyback program would retire an additional 600 million shares. To put in perspective just how big Apple's stock buyback program is, consider these companies that have a total market value of less than $110 billion.

Persons: —, Apple, Dan Ives, Corey Lever, Eric Risberg, Chipotle, Gregory, Brandon Bell, Airbnb, ROSLAN RAHMAN Organizations: Apple, Boeing, Service, Greater, Waste, AP, Portland Press, Getty, Dell Technologies Dell, DELL Locations: Greater China, Oakland, Calif, , Texas

☆ I went to a food festival where Latina chefs shared their culinary journeys — and fed my Boricua soul
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Sofía Viera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I spoke with Latina chefs about their culinary crafts at a Latin food festival in New Jersey. On a warm, sunny April day in Paramus, New Jersey, the Westfield Garden State Plaza parking lot transformed into a Latin food festival. Children enjoy the warm weather and live music during a Latin food festival in Paramus, New Jersey. Cynthia Soto, owner of Empanada Lady stands for a portrait near her food stand during the Latin food festival. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much when I heard about a Latin food festival in Paramus.

Persons: —, Hurricane Maria, Alvarado Jr, Cynthia Soto, Soto, I've, Franny Reyes, Kathy Quiroga —, Reyes, Sweets, they've, they're, Quiroga, Kathy Quiroga, Karla, Bianca, Margarita, Amores, Fernandez, Sofía Viera Organizations: Puerto Rican, Service, Westfield Garden, Hurricane, BI, BI Entrepreneurship, Latina, Puerto Locations: New Jersey, Puerto, Paramus , New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Jersey, José, Puerto Rican, Piñones , Puerto Rico, Dominican, Long, Kathy Quiroga — Dominican, Reyes, Puerto Rican Cuban, East Coast, mayo, Paramus, Brooklyn

☆ Diversify your Big Tech holdings into these other stocks with similar traits, recommends Barclays
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In an effort to navigate a market that remains highly concentrated under Big Tech's dominance, but also ripe for stock pickers, Barclays has dozens of stocks that share similar characteristics to the tech heavyweights. However, some select Big Tech remained fairly strong throughout the sell-off, with stocks like Alphabet and Apple bucking the downtrend. While Big Tech valuations still appear reasonable to Barclays analyst Venu Krishna, he pointed out that they're "not the only game in town," and suggested investors diversify their portfolios to beat their benchmarks. Yet, market returns, earnings upside, and institutional investor exposure remain highly concentrated in Big Tech," Krishna said in a Tuesday note. Aside from allowing investors to diversify, these stocks come with strong fundamentals based on profitability, balance sheet strength, cash conversion, and growth-adjusted valuation characteristics that closely resemble those of Big Tech stocks, the firm said.

Persons: Venu Krishna, Krishna, Dennis Geiger, Geiger, outperformance, Adrienne Yih, Yih, Goldman, TJX Organizations: Barclays, Big Tech, Inter, UBS, Software, Oracle, Arista Networks, JPMorgan, Arista, TJX Companies, Goods Locations: Big Tech, SPX, Ulta

☆ Long-predicted consumer pullback finally hits restaurants like Starbucks, KFC and McDonald's
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Starbucks announced a surprise drop in same-store sales for its latest quarter, sending its shares down 17% on Wednesday. Pizza Hut and KFC also reported shrinking same-store sales. Starbucks said bad weather dragged its same-store sales lower. Wingstop , Wall Street's favorite restaurant chain, reported its U.S. same-store sales soared 21.6% in the first quarter. This marks the second consecutive quarter that Burger King reported stronger U.S. same-store sales growth than McDonald's.

Persons: It's, McDonald's, it's, Taco Bell, January's snowstorms, we've, Ian Borden, Wall, International's Popeyes, Chris Kempczinski, Laxman Narasimhan, Narasimhan, David Gibbs, Taco, Yum, Burger, – Organizations: Starbucks Workers, D.C, Starbucks, KFC, Yum Brands, Taco, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Taco Bell, Brands Locations: Dupont Circle, Washington, Pizza, U.S, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Taco

☆ Corporate earnings solid so far, despite threats from a slowing economy and sticky inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Valuations coming down So if earnings are up, why is the S & P off its highs? Today, a month later, 2024 earnings estimates are essentially the same but the multiple has declined to 20.8. The S & P 500 hit a low of 4,117 on Oct. 27 and only recovered when rates came down in early November. There are some big drags on earnings Some companies are seeing large declines in earnings estimates that are weighing on their sectors. When including this one-time item, the S & P 500 earnings growth rate for the first quarter declines to 5.6%, from 8.7%, LSEG has noted.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Christopher Suh, Stephen Squeri, Hess, Nick Raich, LSEG, Hal Lawton, Brian Niccol, CNBC's Kate Rogers, Horton, Paul Romanowski, Kimberly, Clark, Michael Hsu Organizations: Companies, Netflix, JPMorgan, GE Aerospace, Caterpillar, Microsoft, Merck, Ford, Waste Management, Royal, Consumer, American Express, Energy, Marathon Petroleum, Apache, Valero Energy, Oil, Occidental Petroleum, Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Scout, Bristol Myers Squibb, Karuna Therapeutics, Boeing, Nvidia, Meta, AMD Locations: financials, industrials, Royal Caribbean, North America

☆ Here are 5 sectors of the market that are working and the stocks that stand out in each
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell met with the press after the March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which was pretty fraught. Data centers If there is the whiff of a data center or anything in one, the stock goes higher. It's why Meta stock is a buy a tad lower as stocks tend to revisit those kinds of declines. I worry about Club stock Stanley Black & Decker for this reason, but the dividend will keep it propped up for now. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: what's, Jerome Powell, Powell, Powell isn't, Voltaire, Vertiv, Eaton, Meta, It's, jetsam, Darius Adamczyk, Vimal, Stanley Black, Decker, Azek, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo, Chipotle, that's, Johnson, Jensen Huang, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Scott Mlyn Organizations: Federal, Market, Broadcom, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Travel American Express, Raytheon, GE Aerospace, Royal, AAR, Honeywell, Southwest Airlines, Housing, Stanley, JPMorgan, Procter, Gamble, Colgate, Merck, Bristol, Myers, PepsiCo, Energy, Coterra Energy, Diamondback, drillers, CNBC Locations: California, Royal Caribbean, Delta, Devon

☆ 10 Years, 100 Stories: The Work That Defines the Upshot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( The Upshot Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

Ten years ago this week, The New York Times introduced the Upshot, a section devoted to explaining “politics, policy and everyday life.” That’s a wide scope, by design. As a result, more than 5,000 articles later, the Upshot has been many things to many readers. To mark our 10th birthday, we’ve collected 100 stories that embody the Upshot. WordleBot Eden Weingart/The New York Times When Wordle first became popular, several people on the internet claimed, plausibly, that they had come up with the “best” opening word. Force of Ship Impact Was on the Scale of a Rocket Launch Erin Schaff/The New York Times We think of the Upshot as a place where back-of-the-envelope calculations can be both helpful and welcome.

Persons: ”, Nate Cohn’s, we’ve, Kevin Quealy, John Branch, John, Patrick Thomas, tut, Trump, pollsters, Obamacare, Leif Parsons, We’re, Jason Henry, Tony Luong, Jordan, ‘, Ruth Fremson, Laurel, ’ Rodrigo Corral, Alex Welsh, Paul Romer, Tim Enthoven, Barack Obama, epidemiologists, It’s, you’re, WordleBot Eden, Wordle, Lila Barth, McCabe, Tom Brady, ChatGPT, —, Erin Schaff Organizations: New York Times, Facebook, Yankees, Red, State Newspaper, ESPN, The Athletic, The Times, You’re, Voters, Trump, Mr, Times, Siena College, Walmart, The New York Times, Jordan Siemens, Health, New, Nike, Democratic, Twitter, America, Iowa, Iowa Democratic, Cancer, Hit, Biden, Insurance, Roe America, Disorders, Republican, Republican Party of, U.S, Budget, NASA, National, Traffic, Administration, Yorkers, Force Locations: It’s, Red Sox, State, America, Dakota, Ireland, Chipotle, Japan, U.S, United States, Siena, New Pennsylvania, District, Iowa, Covid, York City, New York, Pennsylvania, Roe, Tonga, Arizona, York, Holland

☆ Alphabet and Chipotle are among the most overbought names on Wall Street. Here are the others
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CNBC Pro used its stock screener tool to identify the most overbought and oversold stocks on Wall Street as measured by their 14-day relative strength index, or RSI. Stocks with a 14-day RSI above 70 are said to be overbought, indicating that shares might soon turn lower. On Thursday, the technology giant posted a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat as its Google Cloud and YouTube advertising revenue outpaced expectations. On the other hand, Ulta Beauty , with an RSI of 21, is one of the most oversold stocks on Wall Street. IBM stock slipped this week after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings but missed on revenue.

Persons: Jefferies, Ashley Helgans, J.B, Fred Imbert Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC Pro, Google, Hasbro, Hunt Transport Services, Tech, International, Machines, IBM

☆ Why chipmakers are the stars of the week, plus Cramer's read-through on 3 reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Best in months: The S & P 500 and Nasdaq are both higher on Friday, on pace for their best weeks since November. The gains break a three-week losing streak for the broad-based S & P and four straight losing weeks for the tech-heavy Nasdaq. About 46% of the S & P 500 has reported earnings so far, with nearly three quarters beating consensus expectations, according to FactSet. Earnings ahead : The busiest week of the first-quarter earnings season is coming up. But the company will still be buying back stock ahead of better times."

Persons: Jim Cramer, there's, Grace Hopper Superchip, Sanjay Mehrotra, Lam, Sanjay, we'll, Dow, Dupont, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Milton J, Kevin Lamarque Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Intel, Nvidia, Micron, Lam Research, Apple, Coterra Energy, Starbucks, DuPont, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Micron Technology, Rubenstein Museum of Science, Technology Locations: Chevron, Devon, Syracuse , New York, U.S

☆ Chipotle says its service is much faster now, and it means fewer people are bothering to order ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chipotle's CFO said that says that fewer customers are ordering ahead as its service speeds up. A key metric for the chain is how many entrées each restaurant makes in its peak 15 minutes. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementChipotle says that its service is becoming so much speedier that fewer customers are bothering to order ahead on its app. During the pandemic, many fast-food and fast-casual chains rolled out ways for customers to order ahead so that customers could skip the line.

Persons: —, Chipotle, Jack Hartung, Brian Niccol, Niccol, Hartung Organizations: Service, Business, Boston

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Victoria's Secret, Microsoft, Caterpillar and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Honeywell posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.25, beating analysts' estimates of $2.17 per share, per LSEG. Revenue for the quarter also came in better-than-expected at $9.11 billion, compared to the $9.03 billion analysts were expecting. ServiceNow — The digital workflow firm slid 5% after it only narrowly beat analysts' revenue expectations in the first quarter. ServiceNow posted revenue of $2.6 billion, slightly higher than the $2.59 billion analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated. Caterpillar — Shares tumbled 6.5% after revenues of $15.8 billion for the most recent quarter missed analysts' estimates of $16.04 billion, according to LSEG.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Mark Zuckerberg, ServiceNow, LSEG, —, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Organizations: Facebook, Meta, Tech, Microsoft, Beverage, JPMorgan, Monster Beverage, Honeywell —, Honeywell, Revenue, Merck, Co, LSEG, — Bank of America, Southwest Airlines —, Management, StreetAccount, Machines, IBM, Bank of America, Caterpillar, Nvidia —, Nvidia, Comcast, Deutsche Bank — U.S, Deutsche Bank, CNBC Locations: NBCUniversal

The Times Square Red Lobster will be offering free all-you-can-eat lobster to a select few customers on March 28. Beleaguered seafood chain Red Lobster is seeking a buyer as it looks to avoid filing for bankruptcy, CNBC has learned. Red Lobster could secure a buyer, it could declare bankruptcy or its lenders could take control of the company. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Darden Restaurants' sale of Red Lobster after investors pushed the company to divest. As a result, Red Lobster reported $11 million in losses in the fiscal third quarter and $12.5 million in losses the following quarter.

Persons: it's, Jonathan Tibus, Alvarez, Lobster, Kim Lopdrup, Kelli Valade, Horace Dawson, Red Organizations: Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, Red Lobster, Darden Restaurants, Golden Gate Capital, Thai Union Group, Red, Seafood Alliance Locations: Golden

☆ Cramer praises companies like Chipotle that can grow despite a slowing economy and inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday said companies that perpetually generate "self-help" are poised to do well in this market. In other words, they find ways to grow and perform well despite what might be happening in the broader economy. "When we're looking for reasons to buy a stock in this environment, we want companies that generate constant self-help. This kind of "self-help" may be the "antidote" to the big-picture worries weighing on the market, Cramer said. "It takes a special kind of stock to do well when the economy's slowing while inflation just won't quit," he said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, that's, Chipotle, Thursday's, Cramer

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle, Merck and ServiceNow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares fell more than 7%. Dow Inc : Shares fell more than 1.5% despite the chemicals maker reporting better-than-expected results. I'd buy the stock," Cramer said. Chipotle : The burrito chain reported better-than-expected sales and earnings, with same-store sales growth of 7% easily surpassing Wall Street estimates. ServiceNow : Shares fell more than 6% despite the maker of workflow software's quarterly results beating on the top-and-bottom lines.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, I'd, Cramer, Bill McDermott Organizations: CNBC, Club, Caterpillar, Dow Inc, Wall, Merck Locations: Dover

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta Platforms, Honeywell, Merck, Southwest Airlines and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

However, first-quarter earnings and revenue both came above analysts' estimates. Honeywell — The industrial stock rose 2.2% in premarket trading after the company posted earnings per share of $2.25, beating LSEG analysts' estimates of $2.17. Revenue for the quarter came in at $9.11 billion, compared to the $9.03 billion analysts were expecting. Analysts surveyed by LSEG forecast $1.88 in earnings per share and $15.20 billion in revenue. ServiceNow — The workflow management company shed 4% after narrowly beating analysts' revenue expectations in the first quarter.

Persons: Merck, LSEG, ServiceNow, —, Macheel, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Alex Harring Organizations: Facebook, Honeywell, Merck, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, LSEG, StreetAccount, IBM, Caterpillar, Deutsche Bank — U.S, Deutsche Bank, Comcast, Technology, Revenue, CNBC Locations: NBCUniversal

☆ Thursday's rapid fire: Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle, Merck and ServiceNow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThursday's rapid fire: Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle, Merck and ServiceNowCNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday offered his take on recent earnings reports from Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle and more.

Persons: ServiceNow CNBC's Jim Cramer Organizations: Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle, Merck

☆ Chipotle had to rename its barbacoa burrito filling because customers didn't know what it was
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Chipotle renamed its barbacoa filling because customers didn't know what it was. It has now been renamed "braised beef barbacoa," its CEO said. AdvertisementChipotle's CEO said it had to rename its barbacoa burrito filling because diners weren't sure what it was. "Many of our guests did not know that barbacoa was braised beef," CEO Brian Niccol told analysts at the company's first-quarter earnings call on Monday. The item, which is labeled on its US menu as "beef barbacoa" and in its ads as "braised beef barbacoa," is available as a filling for burritos, burrito bowls, salad bowls, tacos, and quesadillas.

Persons: Chipotle, Barbacoa, —, barbacoa, Brian Niccol Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Mexico

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Meta, IBM, Chipotle, ServiceNow and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ford Motor — The automobile stock rose 2% after posting a first-quarter adjusted earnings beat and raising its adjusted free cash flow outlook for 2024. On the other hand, Ford's first-quarter revenue came in below expectations. First-quarter revenue of $14.46 billion missed consensus estimates of $14.55 billion, LSEG said. Chipotle earned $13.37 per share, excluding items, outpacing the $11.68 per share LSEG estimate, as traffic to its restaurants was robust. United Rentals — The equipment rental company added 2.4% after posting a first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue beat.

Persons: LSEG, Ford's, Ethan Allen, Ethan Allen's, Chipotle, Lam, ServiceNow, —, Christina Cheddar, Berk, Darla Mercado, Scott Schnipper Organizations: Technology, Facebook, Meta, Ford, Machines, IBM, Whirlpool, Research, Lam Research, Revenue, Churchill, United Rentals

☆ Chipotle says California's minimum wage pushed menu prices up nearly 7%
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The effects of California's $20 minimum wage for fast food workers are starting to show. This translated to a 7% menu price increase at Chipotle locations in California. AdvertisementCalifornia's $20 wage for fast food workers is just a few weeks old, and the effects on workers and customers are beginning to emerge. At Chipotle, the law drove a 20% increase in wages for its restaurant staff in the Golden State, the company said during its earnings call on Wednesday. To offset that cost, menu prices notched up about 6% to 7% for customers in California, CEO Brian Niccol said.

Persons: Chipotle, —, Brian Niccol Organizations: Service, Golden State, Business Locations: California, Chipotle, Golden

☆ Chipotle reports big earnings beat, and its shares are jumping
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations, fueled by higher traffic to its restaurants. Excluding a 36-cent hit from increases to its legal reserves, the burrito chain earned $13.37 per share. Chipotle said traffic increased 5.4% from the year-ago period, while the average check was up just 1.6%. Chipotle has become the rare restaurant chain to report rising transactions despite higher menu prices. In March, Chipotle's board approved a 50-for-1 stock split, one of the largest in the New York Stock Exchange's history.

Persons: Chipotle, Jack Hartung, Brian Niccol, Chipotle's Organizations: LSEG, burrito, New York Stock Locations: Manhattan , New York, California

☆ 3-Stock Lunch: TXN, BIIB & CMG
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email3-Stock Lunch: TXN, BIIB & CMGJerry Castellini, Castle Ark co-founder, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss plays for three stocks including: Texas Instruments, Biogen and Chipotle Mexican.

Persons: Jerry Castellini Organizations: BIIB, Texas

☆ Hopefully we can navigate inflation without price increases, says Chipotle CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHopefully we can navigate inflation without price increases, says Chipotle CEOBrian Niccol, Chipotle CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' and CNBC's Kate Rogers to talk quarterly results, the state of the consumer, impact of inflation and more.

Persons: Brian Niccol, CNBC's Kate Rogers

☆ Chipotle abandons Farmesa Fresh Eatery spinoff after ghost kitchen closes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chipotle Mexican Grill is abandoning its Farmesa Fresh Eatery spinoff after partner Kitchen United closed its ghost kitchens. A little over a year ago, Chipotle announced the opening of its first Farmesa location at Kitchen United's Santa Monica location. But the Santa Monica ghost kitchen closed in February as its parent company struggled financially. In November, Kitchen United announced plans to close or sell all of its locations as it pivoted into software. But once customers started returning to dining in person and capital grew more expensive, many ghost kitchen startups like Kitchen United found themselves in trouble.

Persons: Chipotle, Curt Garner, Brian Niccol, it's, Chipotle's, Sam Nazarian Organizations: United, CNBC, Kitchen United Locations: Monica, Santa Monica, U.S

☆ S&P 500 futures rise after earnings lift the index to a second winning day: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 31, 2024. S&P 500 futures edged higher Tuesday night as investors parsed the latest financial releases from corporate America. Futures tied to the broad index advanced 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures popped 0.4%. Tuesday marked a second straight winning day for the broad S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite , which continued recovering from their recent losing streaks. The blue-chip Dow closed the session more than 260 points higher, or nearly 0.7%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each gained more than 1%.

Persons: Tesla, Jay Hatfield Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, America, Futures, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Visa, Texas Instruments, Dow, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, Wednesday, Boeing, Hasbro, Meta, Ford, IBM

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